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MacLachlan, Patricia

Snow Horses: A First Night Story

40 pp. | McElderry | November, 2022 | Trade ISBN 978-1-5344-7355-3 $18.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-5344-7356-0 $10.99
(2) K-3 Illustrated by Micha Archer. On New Year's Eve, young Jenny drives Percheron horses Tim and Tom from their farm to the market for a bustling celebration ("There is laughter and talk" is a refrain) and then back home; a dog gets the cozy last word. MacLachlan's poetic text is hushed ("the sleigh makes a / whisper sound in the / snow--a comforting / swish, swish, swish") but allows excitement to build ("in every window / of every house / there are little lights. / The town sparkles"). Archer's illustrations, rendered in collage with homemade papers and inks, create luminous landscapes and invite poring over for details. A joyful, homey way to ring in the new year.
Reviewer: Shoshana Flax | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2022

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